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Senate roundup: consent calendar and multiple bills pass, teachers honored
Summary
At the Feb. 4 session the Utah Senate cleared a long consent calendar item and passed numerous bills on third reading (including House Bills 11, 16, 18, 30, 31, 34, 40, 46, 52, 86 and First Substitute SB36); legislators also honored 35 National Board‑certified teachers.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 4 moved a large package of measures through floor action across consent, second and third reading calendars and recognized a cohort of nationally board‑certified teachers.
Consent and quick passage: Senate Bill 129 (repealing the mental‑health therapist grant and scholarship program) was presented by Senator Lillenquist as a consent calendar item; sponsor noted the program had been defunded in a special session and alternate scholarship options exist. The President directed a unanimous vote and the clerk recorded the unanimous consent vote; the transcript later shows the bill as recorded 21‑0 (several senators were absent during the voice vote).
Third‑reading passage and amendments: The Senate read and passed several House bills on third reading after sponsors summarized them. Notable floor actions included:
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